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Title
John Murphy journal, 1 October 1844-13 April 1845
Creator
John Murphy, 1829-1870
Call number
MLMSS 2193
Level of description
fonds
Date

1844-1845
Type of material
Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Drawings
Reference code
422447
Issue Copy
Microfilm : MLMSS 2193)
Physical Description
1 folder of textual material
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

John Murphy was fifteen years old when he joined the overland expedition from Brisbane to Port Essington, Northern Territory, led by Ludwig Leichhardt. The expedition left its last outpost, Thomas Bell's Jimbour station, on 1 Oct. 1844 and reached the military settlement of Victoria, Port Essington, 17 Dec. 1845
Scope and Content
Journal kept by John Murphy in the Port Essington Expedition, 1 Oct. 1844 - 13 Apr. 1845. Daily record of events, including topographical drawings
Description source

Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (5-364 C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
General note

Available for reference
Name
Leichhardt, Ludwig, 1813-1848
Leichhardt Expedition (1845)
Subject
Explorers--Australia, Northern--Diaries.
Australia, Northern--Discovery and exploration.
Place
Port Essington (N.T.)

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